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elSicomoro · 06-05-2002, 01:12 AM

This may come across as callous, which is not my intention.

I can remember growing up in the late 70s and 80s, when my parents would look for places to live, that a lot of places would not accept children. I believe that is now against the law. A lot of places have gone out of their way to make things more "family-friendly": One notable example are sports teams. The Cardinals have created a special area at Busch Stadium for families, where they can hold picnics and the kids can enjoy fun little things before the game.

But lately, I wonder...have we gone too far? Aren't there some things made just for grown-ups, beyond alcohol, tobacco, and casinos? I ask this because it seems Las Vegas, of all places, is trying to make themselves more of a family place...at least from ads I've seen recently.

And I can understand that to a degree. Las Vegas is a fast growing city (almost 500,000), where people obviously want to form a stable community and raise children.

But is it wrong for people to want places where children are not allowed or encouraged to be? Truth be told, Rho and I would like to go to restaurants sometimes and not be bothered by kids. I'm sorry...to me, taking young (less than 4) children to a sit-down restaurant is just asking for trouble. I certainly don't forget that I was that child once, and fortunately, I was rather well-behaved. But I would imagine that some of those folks going to the restaurants are actually parents trying to get away from their kids for the night.

I would love to live in a place where there are no children around. Granted, we don't have a lot of children in our complex (and our complex is huge--almost 500 apartments), but I would love to see a place that caters to childfree people. After all, we have places that cater to retired folks...and the minute we would even think of getting rid of them, the AARP would be there with guns blazing. And if I want to see children playing and being carefree, I can always go to a park.

(After typing that, I thought, "Oh shit, that doesn't sound good."

But hopefully, the jist of what I am saying is understood.)

I guess, in a way, there ARE places where there are few or no children. I probably just need to get rich to live in them.

For the parents out there: Do you feel that your choices are hampered when going out as a family? Or do you feel that there are choices aplenty? Maybe I just need another perspective on this.

06-05-2002, 01:12 AM	#5
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	This may come across as callous, which is not my intention. I can remember growing up in the late 70s and 80s, when my parents would look for places to live, that a lot of places would not accept children. I believe that is now against the law. A lot of places have gone out of their way to make things more "family-friendly": One notable example are sports teams. The Cardinals have created a special area at Busch Stadium for families, where they can hold picnics and the kids can enjoy fun little things before the game. But lately, I wonder...have we gone too far? Aren't there some things made just for grown-ups, beyond alcohol, tobacco, and casinos? I ask this because it seems Las Vegas, of all places, is trying to make themselves more of a family place...at least from ads I've seen recently. And I can understand that to a degree. Las Vegas is a fast growing city (almost 500,000), where people obviously want to form a stable community and raise children. But is it wrong for people to want places where children are not allowed or encouraged to be? Truth be told, Rho and I would like to go to restaurants sometimes and not be bothered by kids. I'm sorry...to me, taking young (less than 4) children to a sit-down restaurant is just asking for trouble. I certainly don't forget that I was that child once, and fortunately, I was rather well-behaved. But I would imagine that some of those folks going to the restaurants are actually parents trying to get away from their kids for the night. I would love to live in a place where there are no children around. Granted, we don't have a lot of children in our complex (and our complex is huge--almost 500 apartments), but I would love to see a place that caters to childfree people. After all, we have places that cater to retired folks...and the minute we would even think of getting rid of them, the AARP would be there with guns blazing. And if I want to see children playing and being carefree, I can always go to a park. (After typing that, I thought, "Oh shit, that doesn't sound good." But hopefully, the jist of what I am saying is understood.) I guess, in a way, there ARE places where there are few or no children. I probably just need to get rich to live in them. For the parents out there: Do you feel that your choices are hampered when going out as a family? Or do you feel that there are choices aplenty? Maybe I just need another perspective on this.